Hay-stacker.



El J. NEBUDA.

HAY STAGKER.

APPLwATwN FILED Nov.15.1@13.

Patented June 9, 1914.

4 SHIETS-SHEET 1.

E. J. NEBUDA.

` HAY STAGKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. l5, 1913,

1,099,190. Patented June 9,1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

B. J. NEBUDA.

HAY STACKER. APPLmATIoN FILED N0v.15,1913.

7M/wifi E. J. NEBUDA. HAY STAGKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1913. Patented June 9,1914,

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'EDWARD J'. NEB'UDA, 0F WESTPOINT, NEBRASKA.

HAYSTACKER.

To' all whom: t may' concern y JBe it, known that? I, Eownnn J. NEBUDA, a `citizen of the United-States of America, re siding atfWostpoint, in the county of Cuming'and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and `useful Improvements in,

,.IHayStackei-s, of which the following is a -s ecication, reference being had therein to t e :1c-companyingl drawing.

.,Thislinventlon relates to a hay stacker and the principal obgect of the invention 1s to y, provide/a. device by means of which hay lrom a `hay ysweep can be easily and quickly conveyedto the top of a hay stack. This Willgreatly facilitate the building of the stack and will thussave a great deal of laborI and time. v

Another object of the invention isto provide4 the hay stacker with an improved fork which is so constructed that the hay may be placed upon certain ofthe prongs and then l passed over the remaining prongs so that it .will fall over onto the-top of the stack.'

'Another object of the invention is to provide the fork with an improved -dumping means so constructed that the fork can be we caused to dump at any height desired. This scribed and claimed.

'permits the stacker to be adjusted so .that the hay will` be at all times dumped upon the top of the stack Without being dropped from too great a height.

Another object of the invention is to provide the stacker with an improved frame which is so constructed that it may be readily moved from one place td another and then have its Wheels raised so that the body of the frame `will rest upon the ground.

A"With these and other objects in View, this invention consists of certain novel combinations, Constructions and arrangements .of parts, which Will be hereinafter fully de in the ac- This invention is illustrated companying drawings, wherein:`

i Figure 1 is a front view of the hay stacker. Fig 2is an end'view ot' the stacker, the dotted line'` position of the fork showing the fork in a position to dump the hay upon the top of the stack. Fig. 3 is a vertical'transverse sectional View thro ugh the stackernvith ,theY fork shown partly raised in full'lines; indicated in a position to dump by dotted lines. Fig.` 4: is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 4--4 in Fig. '2'. Fig. .'5 isfa sectional view taken along-the line 5--5 in Fig. 1 Fi'g.;6 is a fragmentary sectional Y Specification of Letters Patent. j' Appncannyaiea november 15, 1913.

Serial No. 801,205.

riew .through the hub of the fork with the tork 1n a position to dump the hay. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View of the lower portion of the frame and the shaft which carries the lines controlling the height at which the fork will dump. Fig. 8 is a. fragmentary view showing the pawl and ratchet which holds the shaft shown in Fig. 7 in an adjusted position. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view of the machine with the rollers lowered. Fig. 1 0 is a view similar to Fig. 9 looking at the opposite end of the machine. Fig. 11 is a 'fragmentary View showing the manner in which the rollers shown in Fig. 10 are `kopt in a lowered position. a perspective view of the plate shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 13 is a view of the latch which engages the bar shown in Fig. 12 to hold the same in the position shown in F ig. 9.

This invention is provided with a frame having the two cross beams 15 and 1G which are connected by the rear longitudinally extending bar 17. Short arms 18 and 19 are secured to the cross beams 15 and 1G and extend parallel to the bar 17. Standards 20 and 2l. arc secured to cach of the cross beams 15 and 16 andare held in spaced relation by thev top blocks 29. with `which the bracing bars 28 are connected. These bracing bars have their lower ends rigidly connected with the ends fthe bar 17 and arms 18 and 19 an( thus` form supports for the standards. The end portions of the bar 17 are connected with the arms 1S and 19 by the bracing strips 24, so that these arms will be braced and prevented from' having any tendency to move away from the bar17. Longitudinally extending rods 25 positioned beneath the cross beams 15 and 16 have their ends connected with the ends of the bar 17 and arms 18 and 19, so that the frame will be braced longitudinally, andQstraps 23 conneet the standards and braces 23.

plate 26 is pivotally connected with thel arm 18 and one end of the bar 17 and has one side portion cut to forma tongue 27 which is bent as shown in Fig. 12,'50 that when the plate is in the position shown in Fifr. 2, the tongue will extend between the ends .of the bar and the arm. The ends of the plate zware bent as shown to form bearings 28 so that the supporting shaft of the iwheel 29 dan be rotatably. connected with the plate Qt; The end of the shaft of one of .the rollers is. extended 'to form a lever 30 by fmeans of whichA the platecanfbe raised to Patented June. 9, 1914.

the position shown in Fig. 9 so that the frame will be supported by the rollers and can thus be easily moved from one place to another. Latches 31 are carried by the arm 18 and are intended to engage the plate 26 as yshown in Fig. 9 so that the plate will be held in a raised position.l A rod 32 is rotatably connected with the arm.v 19 andthe opposite end portion ozf the bar 17 and has one end portion 33 bent to form a support for the wheel 34. The opposite end portion of the rod 32 is lever 35 andis then bent to form a support for the second supporting wheel 34. Pins 36 are passed through the arm 19 and bar 17 and are intended toengage the end por strips so that lines 41 which are woufl' upon the drums`39 will be engaged by the strips 40 and-prevented from slipping loose when the fork is lowered. This shaft 37 eX- tends through one of the braces 38 and carries ya ratchet collar 42 which is engaged by a pawl 43 so that the shaft may be held stai tionary afterI a sufhcient amount of line 'has been let out. By means of this construction the extent to which the fork may be raised can be regulated since the lines 41 are connected with the fork, and thus'form sto s to limit the raising of the fork. It w'f be further explained that these lines are so connected with the fork that when the fork is raised -a certain amount theywill cause the fork to rotate and thus dump the hay upony the stack.

The fork comprises a hub 44 which isprovided with .the forward teeth 45 and rear teeth 46. The forward teeth are provided with hooks 47 near their outer ends so thatthe hay positioned upon the teeth 45 will beprevented from vslipping off while the fork is being raised. The rear teeth 46 are connected by the cross-bar 48 which eX- tends beyond the teeth 46 and is provided with abutment blocks 49 and U-shaped shoes 50. These shoes are intended to strike the drums 39 as the fork is lowered andturn the fork to the position shown in Fig. 2. Brackets 51 are mounted upon the pins 52 in the ends of the head 44 and straddle the rollers 53 mounted upon' the pins 52. These lbrackets 51 also carry rollers 54 which have their supporting pins 55 carried inwardly to form ystops-which are engaged by the blocks 49. These pins 55,' therefore, not only form axles for the rollers 54, but also form abutments to stop the pivotal movement of 'the first doubled lto form the.

doubled intermediate `unwound thus permitting fork. The cross-bars 56 of the teeth 46 carry pins 57A which are so positioned that their heads will strike pins 55 as shown in' Fig. 6 and limit the pivotal movement'of the fork when dumping the hay. Springs 58 are placed upon the pins 57 thus causing the pins 57 toform resilient bumpers which will take up jar. Drums 59 are carried by the hub 44 and are provided with eyes 60 lso that the lines 41 may be connected with the drums.` It should be noted that the lines are partially wound` about the drums when in the normal position shown in Fig. 5, so that when the fork is raised as far as the line 41 will permit, it will turn as shown in the dotted line position in Fig. 2, thus permitting the hay to slip olf the teeth 46 onto the hay Cables 62 and 63jare secured to the brackets l51 and arethen carried lupwardly between the standards, 20 and 21 and passed about the pulley 64 .mounted'between the upper ends of the standards. The cable 63 is then brought downwardly and afterbeing passed around, the pulley v 65 is carried over the stack which is being built.

crossbeams 15 and 16 and passed beneath the. pulley wheel 66. Thecable 62 is brought downwardly and' after being passed beneath .the pulley 66 is connected with the cable 63 so that these cables form a continuous cable. It is, of course, obvious that these cables may be formed of one length of ropejwhich `is its length and which has its ends passed beneathl the pulleys 65 and 66 and then carried up over the pulleysl 64 and down tol the brackets 51. The upper l ends of the cables are connected with a sultable draft appliance, which is` not shown, lso

that the draft animals maybe connected with the cables and the fork raised by driving the draft animals away from the hay stacking machine.- Y 1 The operation of this device is as follows: The wheels are loweredso that the frame is supported by the wheels and the frame is then drawn across the eld where it is debsired to build the. stack. The wheels are then raised so that the frame rests upon the ground and the draft animals are connected with the cables 62 and 63 and the machine is then ready for use. As soon as the sui'licient amount of hay has been placed upon the fork, the draft animals are driven away from i the machine andthis will cause the brackets 51 to be drawn y upwardly until the 'fork has been raised asfar as the lines 41 willpermit. As soon as the fork reaches the height permitted, the lines 41 will causethe fork to rotate Vrearwardly and .this will cause the hay to slide from the teeth 45 on to the teeth 46 from which the hay will slide on to the top of the stack. As the stack increases in height the latch 43 will be raised and the shaft 37 turned so that the `lines 41 .will be the fork to be n awa-ra tHe-fransen@ use" 'ere are . i-eacha the @eared height and theiinachine'can then be ymoved to the placfwliere it is fdesired to'build a second stack or it may be driven back to the shelter from which it was taken.

'Vhat is claimed, isz-- y 1.' A hay stacker comprising a frame, carriages slidably connected with said frame, a :fork rotatably connected with said carriages, said fork including `a hub, teeth carried by said hub, drums carried by said frame, means wound upon said last mentioned drums and having their outer ends partially wound about said first mentioned drums, means for holding said second mentioned drums in an adjusted position for limiting the amount of line unwound, and means for raising said carriages whereby said fork may be raised as far as permitted by said lines and then caused to rotate by said lines beinor partially wound about the drums of said fork.

2. A hay stacker comprising a frame, carriages slidably connected with saidframe, a fork pivotally connected with said carriages and comprising a'hub, teeth extending from said hub, drums, carried by said hub, lines partially wound about said drums and adj ustably connected with said frame, and means for raising said carriages as far as permitted by said lines, said lines causing said fork to rotate when said fork has been raised as far as permitted by the lines.

3. A hay stacker comprising a frame, standards forming part of said frame, brackets between said standards, rollers rotatably connected with said brackets and positioned between said standards, a rotatable fork having its hub provided with pins forming pivot pins for the lower ones of said rollers, the pivot pins of the upper rollers extending above the end portions of the hub of said 'fork whereby they will form abutments to limit the pivotal movement of said fork, means carried by said frame and connected with said fork for limiting the upward movement. of the fork and for causing the fork to rotate upon reaching its uppermost position, and means engaging said brackets for raising said brackets to elevate said fork.

4. A hay stacker comprising a frame, carriages slidably carried by said frame, a fork pivotally connected with said carriages, said fork comprising a hub, teeth extending from on" to' the stack," J'the animals,V

fark to' descendante essere@ are hea'the'forkeadies .beignet-'tealteit-augurali? shown in fullhnest-ttt'tiie'bottoni` ""of, ,lf`1g.-2. lhis process canbe repeated until bumpers carried by.

said cross-bars and said hub, cross-barsconnecting sald teeth, "i"

adapted td'engagel portions of said carriawsu t i .i i. M .WN y iw." whereby the pivotal-mvementro ysel'dfork ...l Y x l carrled'byon'e of said" `CItSS#barsfor engaging a' portionf ofisaldz firihle'jttnd retiitlnglr'said foriktd its normale.' position; i "when Plowered,r means ,carriedl aby. e

`said*frame and egagingsaialfone'foi iifinia e u,... o v, .W ll fr i l mgitsupvvard movemrentfand causing theft,

fork tov rotate u'pon reaching its uppermostl positiomand" means for/raising said'Fear-irri :iii

.il i l' t f: rwixfzr 5. A hay stackercomprisinga supportingtr bod vertlcal arallelstandar'ds carriedttb a the upper portlonof said body,"a `forkposicomprising a hub having teeth extending at right angles therefrom, drums fixedly secured upon the ends of said hub, pins extending beyond the outer faces of said driuns, a U-shaped bracket secured to said pins, a pair of rollers carried within each of said brackets, said rollers adapted to be positioned between a pair of sald parallel standards whereby said fork will be guided up said standards, means secured to U- shaped brackets for lifting said fork, and means connected to said drums to automatically swing said fork when the same reaches a predetermined height.

6. A hay stacker comprising a supporting base, parallel vertical standards carried by said base,l a fork positioned between said standards, said fork comprising a hub having teeth extending therefrom, drums iixedly secured to the ends of said hub, a U- shaped bracket secured to the outer face of each drum, rollers carried Within said Uishaped brackets, said rollers .adapted to be positioned between a pair `of parallel standards whereby said fork will be guided by said standards, means for lifting said U- shaped brackets whereby said fork will be lifted, a plurality of said rollers carried by said U-shaped brackets provided with pins extending for a determined distance beyond the inner faces of said brackets, a plurality oli-'said teeth provided with transverse pins having enlarged heads, springs positioned upon said pins thereby forming bumpers, said bumpers adapted to strike upon the pins extending from said brackets to relieve the jar, when the fork swings rearwardly, U- shaped sprin shoes carried by the remain- -ing teeth, said U-shaped shoes adapted to strike upon said base when the fork moves downwardly whereby said fork will be swung to its correct position, and means for tilting said fork when the same reaches a predetermined height.

` 7. A hay stacker of the feines described comprising a supportingrhaeI a plurality of vertical arallel standardffcarried upon said base, a ork'positioned between said standtioned between said standards, said' fork.'A

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ards comprising sa, bub having. Spring Shoes, s ai shoe'spositionecl beneath teeth extending ltberefrorri, drums. Xedly Se the vlower 'surface of Said teetln'said shoes cured upon the ends of Said bub, means Seaclapted to strike'upon 'said shaft when said f curedl to theends of saidlmb for elevating forky movesv toward'the lower portions of 2o the fork, a pair of diagonal braces secured said standards Wherebyfsaid `nfork'wlll be .to Said'base and to said Vertical standards, swung to its correct position,V and said va 'shaft carried by said braces whereby said spring `shoes; being adapted 'to take up? chev y ltance*from sai standards, means or holdshalt.

shaft, will' ositon'ed i al:I a spaced cllsjar-imparted by the fork striking upon/'the ing', Said.- ShaftA in a Set position', cables ser' f jln telstimonylwhereof I hereunto affix' my cured to said shaft and passing' partially signaturefin'presenceof two Witnesses.

` be tiltedfreal'wardly when the fork reaches around'v s aid'drums. whereby, said fork will l EDWARD Jn NBUDA' a predetemiined'height, transverse braces 'Witnessesz" secured to Said teeth, oneof; said transverse FRANK MILLER,

braces provided-With a pair ofl U-shaped A v- `J. llamara.v 

